Buckley was Steve Diamond’s first signing after he made his return to the Sharks and arrived with a big reputation – and a stature to match. The man they call ‘Mushy’ is one of the heaviest players in the professional game and as you would expect of a man of his standing is a wrecking ball in the loose. Signed from Munster in the summer of 2011, the former Connacht prop made his Ireland debut in 2007 and has won 25 caps. There had been press reports he was on London Wasps’ summer shopping list, but Buckley will remain a Shark for the final year of the three-year deal he signed on joining the club.